Down with Love

Chaos, Kids, and the Nanny Who Conquered Hearts (and Lawyers)

This drama was FUN to watch. Yang Guo, played by Ella Chen, has a personality you can’t help but love. I LOVED her facial expressions and her general aura of chaos. She’s a tomboy, down on her luck in love after finding out her boyfriend cheated on her (mentally torn apart), which gives her “Ugly Duckling Syndrome” vibes. (Although she’s literally far from ugly.)

Immediately, she meets Xiang Yu Ping (Jerry Yan), which causes an altercation. And then, thanks to her best friend, there’s a drunken restaurant kiss that becomes relevant later. Then she loses her job at the restaurant because of Yu Ping’s complaint (classic).

Jobless and heartbroken, Yang Guo continues working odd jobs while her penny-pinching older sister, Yang Duo, hooks her up to become a nanny to Yu Ping’s niece and nephew. These kids? Absolute chaos machines. They try to drive her away and fail spectacularly. Yang Guo eventually wins their hearts.

Meanwhile, the adult drama escalates: Ding Hui Fan (Chen Zi Han) decides to pause her career to get close to Yu Ping after they break up. Qi Ke Zhong (Michael Zhang) is secretly in love with Ding Hui Fan, but because Yu Ping is his long-time best friend, he steps back. To help Ding Hui Fan, he starts dating Yang Guo. This, of course, causes a tornado of emotions—Yu Ping has feelings for Yang Guo, her sister Yang Duo likes Qi Ke Zhong, everyone’s hearts are everywhere.

Eventually, the truth comes out. Yang Guo’s world shakes. Her Ugly Duckling Syndrome hits full-force. But her friends, family, and Yu Ping help her get through it and into the happy ending.

This drama has comedy, absurdity, serious WTF moments, and tons of tropes rolled into one: childhood saviors, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers, green tea, family dynamics, work drama… AND, now correctly, Michael Zhang is firmly a main, not just a supporting actor, so his chaos and heartbreak get their deserved spotlight.

💭 Final Mood:

“Busted out laughing multiple times. Swooned occasionally. Emotional kidnapping (figuratively). Chaos everywhere. Multiple tropes at full blast. Absolute rewatch material. Almost started again immediately after finishing. 10/10. Snacks, sarcasm, and zero self-control required.”

Read More

Unrequited love, love triangle or maybe even square, and some more unrequited love

A bit typical concept.. With Jerry Yan as the ML

The Boss and the unicorn girl.. Meet and started off on the wrong foot, became friends and then eventually lovers.

To be honest, this show is entertaining enough to watch but the unrealistic reactions and responses of the characters were really off-putting.

For example, the FL's reaction to her estranged father. I understand the uncondional love engrained on a child for the parents. But in her case, the father had no profound reason for leaving them. Didn't even bother to look for them. And when he accidentally shows up, he was not trust worthy, he's a scammer. And the FL still accepted him, helped him, tried to shield him from moral and legal obligations..

Anyway still managed to finish the whole series. Would I re watch it? Maybe not.

Read More

it’s a Taiwanese drama with ella and jerry yan, so we were frantically happy with this. I came to love Ella because of hana kimi, and Jerry Yan is of course famous being Dao Ming Si for Meteor Garden. I remember gipasalida nis ABS sauna unya kilig kayo ko. Since di mangyud masubaybayan ang tagalog dubbed version, I downloaded and was able to watch it continuously without cuts. Both Ella & Jerry has delivered their roles effortlessly, and that’s why ni-stay jud kog tan-aw. Naa japun ang style sa Taiwanese na OA na acting, but I think that is their strength and I like that. I like this drama because ako memories watching this is that I’m laughing and smiling.

Read More